Principle B, VP Ellipsis, and Interpretation in Child Grammar, Volume 31

by Kenneth Wexler and Rosalind Thornton

This is the first experimental study of Principle B with verb phrase ellipsis and properties of the interpretation of empty pronouns in ellipsis.

Among the universal principles are those known as the principles of the binding theory. These principles constrain the range of interpretations that can be assigned to sentences containing reflexives and reciprocals, pronouns, and referring expressions. The principle that is relevant for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262201194
• ISBN13: 9780262201193
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher